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Newton is a small town of 2,932 people in Jasper County, Illinois. It's about 54 miles from Terre Haute, IN and 115 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $794 a month.
2,932people
$95kTypical home
$794/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
16"Snow
234Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,932
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,402 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 54 mi to Terre Haute, IN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$602/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (98 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Low property crime (998 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to DEC airport
- 112 mi to IND (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 525 ft
- 570 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jasper County: R+65 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk